Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer - MedPage Today

Note that this study has found that esophageal cancer may be more common in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods. Note also that as pointed out by the editorialist, if causality is ... » read more...

US employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers - Los Angeles Times

A new survey shows an average worker with a family plan pays nearly $4000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan hasn't increased at all. Healthcare educator Rainelle White, background, helps patient ... » read more...

Food safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recall - USA Today

By Robert F. Bukaty, AP By Alison Young, USA TODAY US Department of Agriculture staff regularly on site at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella outbreak were supposed to enforce rules against the presence of disease-spreading ... » read more...

Group: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots - San Jose Mercury News

AP SAN FRANCISCO—A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season. Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, says that state public health department data ... » read more...

People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detection - Denver Post

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she is having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle stage 4 throat cancer and said she's furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner. Douglas, the Oscar winner of "Wall Street" and a veteran ... » read more...

No Love for Edgy Message: Cancer Bracelets Rankle Schools - ABC News

A 1-inch thick rubber bracelet has caused quite a stir in schools across the country, despite the positive message its wearers believe it sends. The bracelets say "I [heart] Boobies" and are part of a nationwide ... » read more...

Promising Malaria Drug on the Horizon - Food Consumer

Around the world, malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the most significant parasitic disease of humans and claims the lives of more children worldwide than any other infectious disease. Most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, 98% of malaria infections ... » read more...

Price for push? Botox maker settles charges, pays $600m - Times of India

Allergan, the maker of Botox, agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold the drug through 2005 for unapproved uses like treating headaches. That settlement, the latest in a continuing justice department crackdown ... » read more...

Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours - Medical News Today

A tuberculosis test, called Xpert® MTB/RIF, can successfully identify 98% of all culture-confirmed TB cases, including more than 90% of those with smear-negative disease, a study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) reveals. ... » read more...

Study: Brain Exercises Delay, But Can't Prevent, Dementia - TIME

Doctors have been advising us for years to "use it or lose it": that is, to stay as intellectually active as possible into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But the latest research shows that brain ... » read more...

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